Final Score Power Index - an objective evaluation of NFL teams, based on final scores of games played.

Monday, September 16, 2013

NFL Week 2 Power Rankings

Rank

Team

PowerIndex

W-L

This Week

1 (↑15)

Broncos

1.1832(LW &times 1.1005)

2-0

Won by 18@ Giants

2 (↑6)

Saints

1.1739(LW &times 1.0900)

2-0

Won by 2@ Buccaneers

3 (↑1)

Seahawks

1.1538(LW &times 1.0655)

2-0

Won by 26vs 49ers

4 (↑13)

Falcons

1.1286(LW &times 1.1643)

1-1

Won by 7vs Rams

5 (↓1)

Texans

1.1257(LW &times 1.0396)

2-0

Won by 6vs Titans

6 (↓2)

Patriots

1.0793(LW &times 0.9968)

2-0

Won by 3vs Jets

7 (↓6)

Dolphins

1.0690(LW &times 0.9338)

2-0

Won by 4@ Colts

8 (↓6)

Titans

1.0547(LW &times 0.9213)

1-1

Lost by 6@ Texans

9 (↓1)

Jets

1.0510(LW &times 0.9759)

1-1

Lost by 3@ Patriots

10 (↑5)

Chiefs

1.0189(LW &times 0.9466)

2-0

Won by 1vs Cowboys

11 (↓3)

Rams

1.0177(LW &times 0.9449)

1-1

Lost by 7@ Falcons

12 (↓9)

Lions

1.0004(LW &times 0.8786)

1-1

Lost by 4@ Cardinals

13 (↑4)

Cardinals

0.9999(LW &times 1.0316)

1-1

Won by 4vs Lions

14 (↑11)

Bills

0.9808(LW &times 1.2454)

1-1

Won by 1vs Panthers

15 (↑2)

Buccaneers

0.9681(LW &times 0.9988)

0-2

Lost by 2vs Saints

16 (↓8)

Bears

0.9607(LW &times 0.8920)

2-0

Won by 1vs Vikings

17 (-)

Bengals

0.9374(LW &times 0.9671)

1-1

Won by 10vs Steelers

18 (↑7)

Chargers

0.9315(LW &times 1.1828)

1-1

Won by 3@ Eagles

19 (↑12)

Ravens

0.9156(LW &times 1.4862)

1-1

Won by 8vs Browns

20 (↓12)

Cowboys

0.9142(LW &times 0.8489)

1-1

Lost by 1@ Chiefs

21 (↑4)

Panthers

0.8977(LW &times 1.1398)

0-2

Lost by 1@ Bills

22 (↓5)

Packers

0.8863(LW &times 0.9144)

1-1

Won by 18vs Redskins

23 (↑1)

Vikings

0.8833(LW &times 1.0751)

0-2

Lost by 1@ Bears

24 (↓7)

Raiders

0.8749(LW &times 0.9026)

1-1

Won by 10vs Jaguars

25 (↓17)

Colts

0.8645(LW &times 0.8027)

1-1

Lost by 4vs Dolphins

26 (↓9)

Giants

0.8474(LW &times 0.8742)

0-2

Lost by 18vs Broncos

27 (↓19)

49ers

0.8316(LW &times 0.7722)

1-1

Lost by 26@ Seahawks

28 (↓24)

Eagles

0.8183(LW &times 0.7557)

1-1

Lost by 3vs Chargers

29 (-)

Steelers

0.7938(LW &times 1.1820)

0-2

Lost by 10@ Bengals

30 (-)

Browns

0.7662(LW &times 1.1548)

0-2

Lost by 8@ Ravens

31 (↑1)

Jaguars

0.6690(LW &times 1.3536)

0-2

Lost by 10@ Raiders

32 (↓7)

Redskins

0.6392(LW &times 0.8117)

0-2

Lost by 18@ Packers

Comments:

These rankings look a lot more reasonable than last week,
although I won't guarantee next week the Jets are going to stay in
the top 10, or the Rams near it.

The Patriots are in "a win is a win" mode, but one thing I've
learned from doing this is, multiple close wins against weak
opponents are not the sign of a strong team. The Pats may(*) have
a pretty easy path to another AFC East title, but they will need
to play a lot better if they don't want to be 1-and-done come
playoff time.

(*) Although if the Dolphins can continue the momentum they've
established with a 2-0 start, the Pats path to another division
title may not be so easy.

It's only two games into the season, but so far the Seahawks
are looking a lot like they were last year: very, very tough at
home, and very ordinary on the road. And with the 49ers in their
division, they're probably gonna have to win more than 3 road
games if they don't want to be a wildcard team in the playoffs
again.

With a combined 2-6 record and no wins outside the division, the
NFC East has to be an early favorite for worst division in the
league, perhaps tied with the AFC North, which is in the same
state.

Through the first two games, RG3 has 25 yards rushing on 9
carries. The Redskins' defense was never anything special, and
with the offense faltering, they're gonna have a hard time beating
anybody.

The Jaguars, with just 11 points scored through 2 games, are
already starting to look like their 2014 will start a lot like
2013: a new head coach and an early draft pick. Assuming Blaine
Gabbert doesn't turn into something resembling a productive NFL
quarterback in the final 14 games of the season, they should
probably use their first draft pick on that position.